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By: Aletta Fischer, Gabrielle Hart, William Rath, and Liam Oberst
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Introduction:
When you own a plant, you are supposed to water it every day to keep it healthy and
alive. But how much water is too much water? It is easy to wonder if the amount of water given
to the plant every day was going to affect its growth. Would watering a plant every day and every
other day actually make an impact? In this experiment, this will be tested out on a green bean
plant. This experiment uses two of the same type of plant, planted in separate cups. One plant is
to be watered every single day and the other is to be watered every other day. Research on this
subject concluded that bean plants use approximately 1/2 inch of water each day during the
blossom and pod growth period (Rodriguez, n.d.). Other information that was gathered was that
the plants should be watered daily to replace the water uptake by the root system during the
development period (Rodriguez, n.d.). The largest cause of plant death isnt under-watering, its
over-watering. When the roots start to drown in the water, the plant will not have enough oxygen
to breathe and it will die (Heffernan, 2012). A plant cannot be over-watered, but it cannot be
under-watered either. Depending on the type of plant, the amount of water needed for it to
survive can vary. The hypothesis is, if the amount of water given to the plants is controlled, then
the plant that is watered every day will grow at a faster rate . The independent variable is the
amount of water. The dependent variable is the growth of each plant. The constants are the same
type of bean plants, the same type of soil, the same amount of sunlight, and the same type of cup.
There is no control group. The experimental groups are the plant that is being watered every
other day and the plant that is being watered every day.
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Materials:
Procedures:
4. Water the seeds (one every single day, one every other day)
5. Measure the plant with a ruler every day for each of the two plants
6. Record data
Results
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Plant One and Plant Two's Growth Each Day
Results Explained
The results the experiment was that the green bean plant that was watered every other day
grew faster and germinated earlier then the plant that was watered everyday. The graph shows
Plant 1's growth compared to Plant 2's growth each day in centimeters. Plant 2 started to show
growth on the eight day versus Plant 1 who germinated on day nine. The experiment was ended
on the sixteenth day when it was clear which plant was healthier and grew better.
Discussion
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Through the experiment with the green bean plant the results read that the plant watered
every other day germinated and grew at a faster rate then the plant that was watered everyday. It
was hypothesized that the plants would grow at different rates. The plant that was watered
everyday would grow at a faster rate then the plant that was watered every other day. Through
the results it can be seen that the plant that was watered every other day grew better then the one
watered everyday. These results may be possible because the plant watered everyday, Plant One,
was over watered and that stunted the growth. Giving your plant too much water destroys air
pockets in the plant and drowns the roots (Kerry, Wait, that Plant is Drowning). Plant One is
yellowish and wilting these are clear signs of over watering (Kerry, Wait, that Plant is
Drowning). Because of this it is theorized that the water was not properly measured to a half of
an inch of water, the proper amount of water for a green bean plant (Markham, How to Grow
Green Beans). The plant that was watered every other day had time to absorb the water and keep
the air pockets intact. Next time the experiment is preformed the water given to the plants each
day needs to be measured properly for correct results. Another error that might have occurred is
during Thanksgiving Break. Over Thanksgiving break it was forgotten to take the plants home
and water them. The two plants suffered a time of no water. This time significantly changed the
growth of the two plants and hurt our results. Next time this experiment is done the days the
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